The University of Tokyo has applied the TMG S1 system to the field of sports science that has an important role before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. TMG will be applied to a variety of researches as well as practical work with elite Japanese sportsmen.

A recent addition to the rapidly growing network of TMG users in China is Guangxi Sports Center from Nanning. They have acquired the TMG S1 system in order to optimize training protocols of the variety of sportsmen in the wider region.

We are honored that we were trusted to hold a luncheon on future technologies for elite sports at a special session at the 65th Conference of the Japanese Society of Physical Education, Health and Sports Sciences. This year’s conference was very important as it was a pre-Olympic congress where tactics and strategies for the upcoming Games were discussed. To find out more information about the conference and addressed topics, please visit the conference’s website.

Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica – UNA has performed TMG measurements on U-17 players of their national football team as a part of the evaluation process before FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. We are proud that such an important task was trusted to TMG and believe that the best players have been selected for the first team.

Recently, we have installed one of our TMG S1 systems at the Rogachev Memorial Federal Scientific Clinical Center in St. Petersburg, Russia. The clinic was founded in 1991 and it conducts ambulatory and stationary medical services for children. The clinic strives to employ internationally accepted protocols in therapy for blood diseases, the immune system, and any malignant growth. They are one of the leaders of pediatric medicine in Russia and with the TMG S1 system they plan to improve their pre and post-surgery protocols.

Samcon, a renowned distributor of equipment for rehabilitation, research and sports medicine applications has recently become the official TMG distributor for Benelux. Due to excellent and highly professional relations, we expect a very productive cooperation and fast expansion in Benelux.

The company Personal Trainers comprises an elite team of medical doctors of different specializations as well as S&C coaches that take care for some of the best sportsmen in the region. As they base their work on detailed analyses, using the latest medical and training technology, the TMG S1 was a logical addition to their range of equipment, which will help them optimize their training and rehabilitation protocols.

Shaanxi Sport Science Center, a department of the renowned Chinese Shaanxi University of Technology, has recently acquired the TMG S1 system in order to conduct a series of research work in the field of training optimization and injury prevention, and consequently improve the performance of athletes on regional and national level.

The International Society of Tensiomyography is now available also online. With the recently developed online community, ISOT strives to connect existing and potential tensiomyography practitioners, support relationships among the users of tensiomyography and create an environment for knowledge exchange and education with opportunities to work on joint projects with the goal of tensiomyography advancement.

The website provides an opportunity to join the ISOT community, connect and communicate with fellow TMG users in a variety of discussion groups and forums; it also provides recent news on the developments and events in the field of tensiomyography and access to the resources database.

At the ECSS congress that took place in Malmo, Sweden last week, we held five presentations with the following titles:

A NEW COMBINED APPROACH OF FATIGUE ANALYSIS DURING 100 METRES SPRINTS
CORE BODY TEMPERATURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES DURING INCREMENTAL CYCLING TEST
KNEE MUSCLE TENDON COMPLEX FORCES RATIO AND BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS IN SQUATTING
MONITORING FATIGUE AND RECOVERY DURING HEAVY STRENGTH TRAINING
STRUCTURAL AND CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF THE THIGH MUSCLE IN SPRINTERS AND LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS